Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
leniency
IPA transcription: [l'injənsi]
Pronunciations of leniency
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
lenience, leniency
Meaning:
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Synonyms:
indulgence, lenience, leniency
Meaning:
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
Synonyms:
lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity
Meaning:
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Usage examples
Colonel Quinnox was pleasant, but he could give Beverly no promise of leniency in regard to Baldos.
The patience of that official, often strained in extending leniency toward the disturber's misdeeds, had been overtaxed.
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